Rural Conditions and Trends

1997

Journal Article

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329330

English

Rural Conditions and Trends

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Overview: Rural Areas Continue To Benefit from the Economic Expansion; National Economic Issues and Trends: U.S. Economy Moderates in 1997; Employment and Unemployment: Employment Growth Rates Converge for Metro and Nonmetro Areas, Employment Growth and Unemployment Rate Often Identify Different Counties as Prosperous, Nonmetro Multiple Jobholding Rate Higher than Metro; Earnings and Income: Rural Earnings Edge Up in the 1990’s, Rural Median Household Income Increases, Nonmetro Personal Income Increases in the 1990’s, Rural Poverty Rate Edges Downward, Family Structure and Employment Characteristics Differentiate Poor from Near-Poor Workers, Migration Contributes to Nonmetro Per Capita Income Growth; Population: Nonmetro Population Growth Rebound of the 1990’s Continues, But at a Slower Recent Rate, Nonmetro Elders Better Off than Metro Elders on Some Measures, Not on Others, Fewer Immigrants Settle in Nonmetro Areas and Most Fare Less Well than Metro Immigrants; Rural Well-being: Births to Unmarried Mothers Are Rising Faster in Rural Areas, Rural Housing Conditions Improve but Affordability Continues To Be a Problem; Farm Labor: Number of Hired Farmworkers Increases, but Their Median Weekly Earnings Show Little Improvement; Farm Household Income and Wealth: Farm Operator Household Income and Wealth Compare Favorably With All U.S. Households; Appendix: Data Sources and Definitions; Appendix: 1994 Current Population Survey Redesign; Appendix Tables

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